Search Results: Authors starting with V from Beacon Books

New York Graphic Society Ltd.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good. 387 pages. White lettering on the spine and front cover. Dust jacket protected in Brodart, is price clipped, and lightly soiled. A very good copy of this book with works of 150 artists, arranged by their national schools. Illustrated with 55 colour and 281 b/w illustrations.

Cruising Guide Publications. Fifth Edition. Softcover. Very Good-/No Dust Jacket. xiii, 306 pages. Black lettering on an orange background on the spine. Blue and white lettering on a pictorial front cover. Cover edges are worn, and creased, minor soiling to the foredge. A very good copy of this guide subtitled: Sailing directions for the passages from Florida to Venezuela. Includes cruising information for the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Princeton University Press, April 1984. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. xii, 373 pages. Gold lettering on a red background on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this study of the unsuccessful assassination attempt against Louis XV, revealing the beginning of the French Revolution.

Minotaur Books, August 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 278 [1] pages. Red lettering on the spine. Minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. First few pages has a tiny crease on the upper corner. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this novel, signed by the author with 'Monty Haaviko Rule 54. The danger of terror to society is its cost effectiveness' also written by the author in black ink.

Harvard University Asia Center. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Near Fine. xii, 372, [8] pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Previous owner's name on the free front endpaper. Minor bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A very good copy of this history of Japan's transportation. Illustrated with a couple of b/w images. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost).

The Alpine Fine Arts Collection, Ltd.. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good-/Very Good-. Navy blue lettering on the spine. There is a crack at the inner spine stitching in the center of the book which seems to be a maker's flaw as other copies are also so described. Otherwise the interior pages are fresh and clean as new and the binding is tight with no loosening of any pages. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, has a couple of closed tears along the top of the spine. A very good copy of this profusely illustrated book with 180 examples of Vasarely's works, 64 of them are very good 8-colour reproductions, from his early graphics to polychrome paintings to massive architectonic constructions. One double fold-out page. Translated from the French by I. Mark Paris.

Heritage House Publishing, October 2007. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 175 pages. White lettering on the spine. Minor bump to the top foredge corners. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this art biography of Canadian artist, illustrated throughout with b/w and mostly full colour reproductions. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 11.75 x 11

William Pickering, 1851. Not Stated Presumed First Thus.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. xvi, 341 pages. 1851. Gold lettering on the spine. Five raised bands on the spine. Cover leather is worn around the edges. Foredge is mottled with blue paint. Inner hinges are just beginning to crack. Previous owner's name on the first white page has been erased, leaving a shadow impression. Minor foxing to the paper. A very good copy of this book edited by B. Montagu Esq. Title on the spine reads: Bacon's Advancement of Learning by Montagu. Size: 4.25 x 6.5

PublishAmerica. First Edition.. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Fine. 321 pages. No titling on the book. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. There is an inscription on a blank page after the title page which may be signed by the author (?). A fine copy of this scarce hardcover copy of this title. Size: 6 x 9

McGill-Queen's University Press, October 2001. Not Stated Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good+. xx, 396 pages. Black lettering on the spine. Minor bumping to the edges of the book, with one small stain on the lower front corner. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart, is lightly faded along the top edge. A very good copy of this biography of two Canadian artists who lived in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for more than fifty years. The book is subtitled 'Artists in Exile in San Miguel de Allende'. Illustrated with b/w photographs. This is a heavy book and may require additional shipping charges (at cost). Size: 7 x 9.5

Ams Pr Inc, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good +/No Dust Jacket. 4 Volumes. xxv, 751; xv, 626; x,434; xv, 710 pages. Gold lettering on the spines. Corners and top and tail of the spines are lightly worn, otherwise this is a very good copy of this scarce set, reprinted from the 1931-32 edition. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs in each volume. This is a very heavy set and will require additional shipping charges (at cost).

Carl Reissner, 1931. Not Stated Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 240 pages. Faded gold lettering on the spine and front cover. Cover is faded and soiled. Previous owner's name on the free endpaper. A very good copy of these tales of European Society before the war. Illustrated with 24 b/w photographs. Text is in German.

Minotaur Books, September 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 342 pages. Gold lettering on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in Brodart. A fine copy of this financial thriller. Signed on the title page by the author in black ink.

Raphael Tuck & Sons. Presumed First Edition.. Hardcover. Good+/No Dust Jacket. 96 pages. Blue and black lettering on the front cover with a yellow rising sun. Corners of the cover are worn. The front inner hinge of the book is broken; back inner hinge is beginning to crack. Minor foxing. A good copy of this history of the Expeditionary Force Canteens, published circa 1919 on the authority of E. F. C. Illustrated with a few b/w photographs. Size: 7.25 x 9.5